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A support group for those affected by heart problems will cease operations after almost two decades.

In a final gesture of goodwill, the Cardiac Resource Group donated more than $3,000 of its funds to the Bermuda Hospitals Charitable Trust, the Agape House hospice and the Bermuda Red Cross. Read more..

BHCT to honour former chairman and trustees

A former chairman and past trustees of the Bermuda Hospitals Charitable Trust will be honoured at a special presentation on Monday (April 18,2016). Read more...

Brewin to chair Hospitals Trust

Philip Butterfield has announced that he will step down as chairman of the Bermuda Hospitals Charitable Trust at the end of this year. Read more...

Variety Committee Donates $13,000 To BHCT

The committed group of individuals who voluntarily organize the Bermuda Hospitals Board [BHB] has followed up on its success of last year in holding the second BHB Variety Show on April 11, raising $13,000 for the new acute care wing at KEMH.

The Wheddon family recently decided to have Major Wheddon’s name engraved on a memorial brick, which will be part of the Legacy Walkway in the new Acute Care Wing of King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.

The Bermuda Hospitals Charitable Trust has offered donor bricks to anyone who gives $1,000 and wishes to celebrate an important event or loved one or share an important community message. Donations will contribute toward the Why it Matters campaign which supports the redevelopment project costs of the hospital’s new Acute Care Wing.

Mid Atlantic Athletic Club, in partnership with The Fairmont Southampton and The Fairmont Hamilton Princess, has made a donation of $6,640 to the Bermuda Hospitals Charitable Trust. The funds were proceeds from the 38th Annual Fairmont to Fairmont Race that was held last month.

For almost half a century, Baltimore teacher Luciel (Joni) LeKites visited Bermuda every year, describing its beauty to her friends. Now, two years after she died at the age of 88, a group of her friends and colleagues have come to her favourite island to honour her memory.

Ms Tobash said that while on the Island, they heard about the "Why It Matters" campaign to raise funds for the new Acute Care Wing at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, and decided to make a donation of $300 in their late friend's name.

"We wanted to leave something here of Joni, something in her name," she said

Bank of Bermuda Foundation made history today with the fulfillment of its $10 million pledge to the Bermuda Hospitals Charitable Trust’s [BHCT] “Why it Matters” campaign.

A spokesperson said, “The largest capital campaign in the island’s history, ‘Why it Matters’ supports the construction of the new Acute Care Wing that will transform King Edward VII Memorial Hospital into a revitalized, state-of-the-art hospital facility.

The Bermuda Hospitals Charitable Trust (BHCT) today received a $100,000 donation made in honour of deForest “Shorty” Trimingham by Shorty’s wife, Dorothy Trimingham, and his daughter, Barrie Trimingham. The donation was made towards the Why it Matters campaign in support of transforming the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital into a state-of-the-art hospital facility.

Saltus students raised more than $1,200 for the Bermuda Hospitals Charitable Trust’s “Why It Matters” campaign. This year the theme at Saltus Grammar School is ‘Lend a Hand,’ and the Bermuda Hospitals Charitable Trust (BHCT) is one of several charities for which students have been raising funds.

Funding for the new acute care wing of King Edward VII Memorial Hospital has received a $150,000 boost from a family of hoteliers.

The Green family, who own the Fairmont Hamilton Princess Hotel, announced the donation to the Bermuda Hospitals Charitable Trust this morning saying they hoped it “will encourage other businesses and families to make financial contributions to this worthwhile cause”.

The Jamaican Association of Bermuda presented a $2,000 donation towards the $40 million fundraising goal set by Bermuda’s Charitable Trust for the new hospital. The proceeds were raised when some 350 residents boarded the Bermudian for the association’s 51st annual celebrations of Jamaica’s independence on August 10.

Ever wanted to make a commercial, or radio ad? Do you know how to tell your friends what’s going on? If you answered “yes” to either of these then you should look out for a contest being run by Bermuda Hospitals Board and its charity – the Bermuda Hospitals Charitable Trust.

September 2013

A joint services golf tournament is on course to raise around $20,000 for charity, it was revealed at the weekend. The news came at the prizegiving, where Governor George Fergusson was at the Regiment’s Warwick Camp to hand over the awards to the winning teams.

Ernst & Young donate to Hospitals Trust

September 2013

Bermuda Hospitals Charitable Trust (BHCT) announces that Ernst & Young Ltd., Bermuda has made a $300,000 donation to the Why it Matters capital campaign, which is raising funds to transform King Edward VII Memorial Hospital (KEMH) into a world-class hospital facility.

Catlin Group Limited has donated $1 million to the Bermuda Hospitals Charitable Trust’s (BHCT) fundraising campaign. The charity is hoping to raise $40 million to help transform King Edward VII Memorial into a world-class facility by next year.

Bermuda’s young people have raised more than $3,000 to support the King Edward VII Memorial redevelopment project. Schools across the Island held fundraising events for the Bermuda Hospitals Charitable Trust’s (BHCT) Why it Matters campaign, which is seeking to raise $40 million to build the new acute care facility.

Ministry of Education staff were among the more than 1,900 people from approximately 60 companies, four schools and 150 hospital employees that raised $20,000 for Bermuda Hospitals Charitable Trust for the Island-wide denim day on April 12.

Since the start of the Why it Matters capital campaign, many organisations have stepped up and demonstrated their generosity through gifts of support. Even so, the recent donation of $250,000 by Bermuda’s KPMG, announced on April 2, 2013, was nothing short of extraordinary. The firm’s donation takes the running total for the campaign to almost $28 million, a remarkable milestone given that the campaign was launched just a year ago in April 2012.

Let’s admit it—taking a hospital fundraising campaign as the subject for a pop song is, well, unusual. But that didn’t stop 17-year-old Bermudian recording artist Kaelyn Kastle from doing just that—and succeeding.

The song, “Why it Matters,” which she wrote and performed, was released on March 12 by the Bermuda Soul Record Company and has received major airplay on most of the island’s radio stations. “So far, the responses to the song have been all positive, which really excites me,” smiles Kaelyn. “It shows me that people are really motivated by what I'm producing. I've even passed people on the street whistling the song!”

Making History in Medicine:Bermuda's Dr. Wilbert Warner Reflects on 25 Years of Service

October 2012

(Photo by Akil Simmons)

There’s a very good chance that someone you know, if not you yourself, has met Dr. Wilbert Warner for a medical appointment. Because for the past quarter-century, Dr. Warner has been a mainstay in Bermuda’s medical community.

A Bermudian “born and raised,” Dr. Warner left his home at 18 to attend McGill University in Canada, where he did his undergraduate work and afterwards completed his medical degree and residency. Returning to Bermuda in 1987, he joined the Bermuda Hospitals as a medical specialist, where he eventually became Chief of Medicine in 1990-94 and again in 2003-2007. In addition, he has served since 2004 as a medical representative on the Board of Trustees of the Bermuda Hospitals Charitable Trust. Today, Dr. Warner remains active as a member of the KEMH medical staff while maintaining an active independent practice in Hamilton.

Recently, we sat down with Dr. Warner to learn his perspective on how healthcare has changed in Bermuda.

Lindo’s Group of Companies has made a donation of $500,000 to the Why it Matters campaign in support of the King Edward VII Memorial (KEMH) Redevelopment Project.

Giorgio Zanol, President of the Lindo’s Group of Companies, says: “Over six years ago when it became apparent that Bermuda needed a new hospital, we decided that it was necessary for Lindo’s to contribute to such a project, which is so vital to our whole community. As a family business we can see the importance of a new hospital for Bermuda’s families and their future grandchildren, the next generation. We opened a special family savings account and have pledged money each year for this purpose. We are blessed to be working together and to enjoy good health so this is our way of showing our appreciation.